Woman alleges rape at GPHC

Jan 09, 2016 News

A 25-year-old woman is accusing a member of staff attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) of raping her while she was a patient at the hospital.
The woman stated that last Monday, while she was lying on her bed in the ward, she was approached by a man, whom she said was dressed in blue and black.
“He tell me that I have to go with him downstairs to get an injection,” she said.
The woman stated that she was then escorted downstairs and led into a dark room where she was instructed by the individual to remove her clothes.
“He had sex with me, and he left me in the room and I couldn’t find my way back (to the ward).”
The woman subsequently made a report to officials of the GPHC and caused an investigation to be launched.
She said that she was given a prophylactic and counseled by a social worker.
However, several sources interviewed by this publication, made claims of the woman – who is a “regular” at the hospital because of her having constant seizures – being intimately involved with her alleged rapist.
Sources have also stated that the woman and the alleged rapist would often have consensual sex at the GPHC. One of the source’s “theories” is that the duo might have been caught in the act causing the “embarrassed” woman to “cry rape”
Both allegations, however, were denied by the woman who expressed disgust and who stated that while she has a lot of friends at the hospital, she has never met this particular individual.
When spoken to recently, she said that several officials attached to the GPHC had visited her and requested that she drop the matter. However, the woman said that she has no such intentions of doing so and with the support of her mother, she is hoping that she will get justice.
Speaking to Minister of Health George Norton yesterday, he revealed that upon hearing of the incident, measures were immediately taken.
“We took measures to remove security personnel who we think were not doing their jobs and also instructed others who were in the area of security and this is being undertaken by someone who is very well experienced in the security sector and is coming directly from the Ministry of Public Health…” he stated.
On the question of whether the alleged assailant was still on the job Norton replied, “Certainly not, investigations are still going on, if it is necessary, charges will be laid.”

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